Westminster

[cassiesmom]

The second night of the Westminster show is being shown on Fox Sports One tonight I know who the winner is, but I didn't see all the groups. If it was up to me, every dog would get a Best in Show ribbon!

(Dog people... what if you've adopted a shelter dog? Can your dog get an award or recognition for things like knowing their dog skills, making therapy visits, being good at agility, that sort of thing?)

[Vette]

the Westminster is a real stickler when it comes to faults and if there are any the dog would never win in show ring even with knowing the dogs entire history.

in agility however none of that stuff matters and as long as the dog has the drive for it and beats the other dogs in the course the dog will win awards. same with therapy. long the your dog has the right personality and training and meets all the requirements and gets certificated to be a therapy dog nothing that Westminster considers a fault matters and can do therapy visits etc as long as it's approved by the school or hospital or where ever the visiting will be taking place.

[cassiesmom]

The Westminster show starts this coming Saturday! I'm looking forward to seeing all the dogs!

I love this quote about dogs. Roger Caras: "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."